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FIL tried it on with my DM

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thelma3333 · 18/07/2013 13:47

ok that's only part of it.

I used to get on well with FIL for first couple of years. But then I found out what he's really like.

FIL is now well past retirement age, but been unemployed since his 30's cos he couldn't be bothered to work (DH's words not mine). Therefore, he has no money apart from benefits he receives.
When he very occasionally helped us, with odd jobs around house, DH got into a habit of paying him 'wages'. He usually makes a mess of the odd jobs requiring them to be redone by someone else.

DH bought FIL a car (which meant i had to pay a much larger proportion for our next car as he'd already paid for FIL). This is because FIL 'doesn't do public transport' (his own words).
DH also bailed him out financially on lots of other occasions.

When he had been a guest in MY house (DH had his own house) for several weekends, eating food that i had cooked and paid for, he told me that the man of the house should be boss of the house. He would whistle at me to make him cups of tea and never cleared up after himself.

When we were going on holiday he asked DH for the keys to my house saying that he could 'keep an eye on it'. DH said no, as he knew that he just wanted somewhere else to doss, and it 's not DH's house to give the keys out. He also expected to borrow my car when he was between cars. DH said no again, but lent FIL his car.

As for my DM, he tried it on with her, making unwanted physical advances. He knew she had a partner, and had met him, but thought he'd have a crack anyway. As a result she now feels very uncomfortable around him. After i had a few words, DH told him not to do it again.

He has no friends. He said he doesn't want to hang around with old people, and is often eyeing up alot younger women, even stating that 40-something year old women look at his crotch for 'you know what'!

He has mentioned moving near to us, but it fills me with dread.

AIBU to not want him to move here?
Dh initially wanted him to move nearer, but now he can see that it will just cause more problems.

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Whothefuckfarted · 18/07/2013 13:55

YANBU

But you can't tell him where to live.

Lweji · 18/07/2013 13:57

You can't prevent him from moving where he wants to.
You can take preventative measures to the effect of him moving, though.

Why "i had to pay a much larger proportion for our next car as he'd already paid for FIL"?

MommyBird · 18/07/2013 13:58

Honestly, if he moved by me i'd move house!

thelma3333 · 18/07/2013 14:02

Lweji DH wasn't very good at budgeting. He would just give money out like it's nothing, leaving me to fill any shortfall in our own finances. Since DC's he's been much better. I am taking preventative measures.

MommyBird Grin i think i would be tempted to tbh

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girlywhirly · 18/07/2013 14:04

Yanbu to not want to entertain him, give him food and cash, lend him stuff and let him stay. I would tell him straight all the reasons why not if he complained.

Chances are he is too lazy to get his arse in gear to move closer to your home.

thelma3333 · 18/07/2013 14:09

girlywhirly i'm counting on the lazy factor. I think what he was trying to do was to get DH to sort it all out for him. Dh was going to do this, but we have two DC's with health problems and been really struggling so i pointed out that we need to focus on DC's, cos we're really struggling with them. Then we agreed that if he wants to move here, he'll have to sort it out himself, not pull DH into sorting it.

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girlywhirly · 18/07/2013 14:48

thelma, sorry to hear about your DC health. But this is a really good reason to put them and your own family first and stop giving FIL handouts.

This is probably why he has no friends, he has scrounged off them and upset them with his selfish and inappropriate behaviour!

thelma3333 · 18/07/2013 17:40

thanks girlywhirly. Glad to know that i'm not being UR.
I think his 'friends' from a long time ago were in a similar position as him financially.

When we suggest that he joins clubs to make male friends (not just to find a woman) he says "i can't do that, they'll think i'm gay!" Confused

He wants to be in relationship with a woman, and one that is not too old, but he's realising that this is unlikely, as he is now older himself and can't afford to go out.
So he keeps saying "my grandchildren are my life" and talks about moving nearer. Hence, I have to be careful about being too nice otherwise he starts going on about it again. It's not in my nature to be unfriendly, but i get myself into trouble if i'm my normal chatty, friendly, helpful self.

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